atvRemote vs Textin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
atvRemote
Control and manage ADB-enabled devices like TVs and set-top boxes from your iPhone. Perform app management, file transfers, system monitoring, and remote device control with an intuitive interface.
- App installation and uninstallation
- File browsing, upload, and deletion
- One-tap screen capture
- Remote device reboot and power off
- Real-time system resource monitoring
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atvRemote – Your Smart TV Remote Manager Easily manage and control any device that supports the remote connect protocol (such as TVs or set-top boxes). From app management to system monitoring, everything is right at your fingertips. Key Features: App Management: Install, uninstall, or disable apps directly from your iPhone File Explorer: Browse, upload, and delete files on your device with ease Screenshots: Capture your device’s screen in one tap Device Control: Reboot or power off your device remotely System Monitoring: View real-time CPU, RAM, and storage usage Turn your iPhone into a powerful remote control for your smart devices—intuitive, efficient, and effortless.
Textin
Securely transmit sensitive information with this offline text encryption tool. It generates a unique encryption key locally, requiring no registration or internet connection. Share encrypted messages and decrypt received ones with ease.
- Offline encryption
- Unique encryption key generation
- No registration required
- Rich text support
- Location sharing
- Conversation archiving
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Textin is a text encryption app that helps you securely transmit passwords, private information, and business secrets. Simple & Secure - Instant Use: No registration or login required, ensuring your privacy from the start. - Offline Encryption: No internet connection needed. Data is encrypted and stored locally on your device for enhanced security. Unique Encryption Key - Textin uses Curve25519 encryption technology to automatically generate your unique encryption key. - Your private key is stored exclusively on your device and will never be exposed. - Share your public key, allowing friends to encrypt messages and securely send them to you via the web or messaging apps. Encrypting Messages - Copy the recipient’s public key and paste it into Textin to add them. - Once you enter text, it will be automatically encrypted into Ciphertext, which can then be copied or shared with others. Decrypting Messages - Paste the Ciphertext into Textin to decrypt and view the message. - Enable Clipboard Auto-Detection—just copy the Ciphertext and open Textin for instant decryption, making it more convenient. - Messages encrypted with your key can only be decrypted by you. More Useful Features - Rich Text Support, Supports hyperlinks, dates, phone numbers, addresses, and other formats for easy information sharing. - Location Sharing, Attach location information for easy sharing. - Conversation Archiving, Supports keyword search for quick retrieval of important messages.. Textin makes your sensitive information transmission more secure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Textin at 5.0 against atvRemote's 3.2. Textin also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). atvRemote's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. atvRemote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Textin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Textin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: atvRemote has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
atvRemote ships an update every 3 weeks, Textin every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | atvRemote | Textin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亮 何 | Ible Platforms Limited |
Customer experience
atvRemote
Textin
In-app purchases
atvRemote
- 永久会员$3.99
Textin
No in-app purchases









